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On May 5th, we had the pleasure of hosting a very special guest in our studio when sitar player Arjun K. Verma came to IMRSV for a studio recording session. This session was recorded and arranged by Basma Jabbar at IMRSV Music Studios.

Arjun K. Verma, trained by Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, boasts a three-decade performance career. He has graced prestigious venues like the United Nations (Geneva), the Fillmore (San Francisco), and Prague Castle (Prague).

Rooted in North Indian Classical Music tradition, Arjun's journey began under his father, Roop Verma, and extended with eight years of direct study under Ali Akbar Khan. He continued training under Alam Khan and has received guidance from Smt. Annapurna Devi. Arjun's performances reflect influences from the Maihar Gharana style, blending techniques from Khan and Nikhil Banerjee. He collaborates with renowned artists and garners critical acclaim for solo albums. Arjun also educates, teaching sitar and North Indian Classical Music at institutions like the Ali Akbar College of Music and the East-West School of Music.

We are very honoured having the opportunity to meet with Arjun, and got blown away by his musical talent and the beautiful sounds of his sitar instrument.

To avoid harsh sounds at high frequencies in the recording, which can occur with certain types and placements of microphones, ribbon microphones were used due to their high-frequency roll-off. Microphones were positioned approximately 40 cm from the sitar to ensure the sound did not become too distant. Two Coles 4038 microphones were placed in a Blumlein configuration, also 40 cm away from the neck. A Royer Labs R-121 microphone was positioned about 30 cm above the upper middle of the neck. A Neumann U47 was positioned close to the holes on the body of the sitar. An omnidirectional Neumann U87 was utilized at the top of the neck to capture transients.

To pick up the ambient room sounds and the decaying resonances of the sitar for Dolby Atmos, four omnidirectional Schoeps MK 4, CMC 6 U microphones were employed. Two of these were set one meter from the sitar on the sides in an A/B Wide configuration, and two were placed about 70 cm behind the sitar in an A/B configuration. The overarching idea was to create an immersive yet intimate experience of the instrument.

If you are interested in recording in our studio, don’t hesitate to contact us at hello@immersivemusicgroup.com ‍

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RECORDING AT IMRSV WITH SITAR PLAYER ARJUN K. VERMA

RECORDING AT IMRSV WITH SITAR PLAYER ARJUN K. VERMA

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RECORDING AT IMRSV WITH SITAR PLAYER ARJUN K. VERMA

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